Bacterial Homologue Of Human Blood Group A Transferase

摘要

The histo-blood group ABH antigens are defined by carbohydrate sequences mainly found on the surface of red blood cells. These antigens are involved in a variety of important biological processes such as blood transfusion, organ transplantation, cell development, and differentiation, and oncogenesis. Additionally, recent research has shown that these antigens are critical for novovirus infections. Moreover, the molecular mimicry of ABH antigens found on the bacterial cell surface has been implicated in bacterial pathogenicity and modulation of human immune responses.